Loving and Learning in Lodi March 8 20290
As Jesus traveled around during his years of
ministry, he healed the sick and taught the crowds what it meant to follow the
ways of God. Sometimes, he was confronted by the religious leaders and asked
pointed questions about his interpretation of the Old Testament laws and
understandings about God. This week, we explore his response to the question
“What must I do to gain eternal life?”
See
you Sunday, Pastor Diane
Daylight savings time begins Sunday! Set your
clocks ahead 1 hour!
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Liturgist: Bob
Wooley Greeter/s:
Bob & Deanne Heitkamp
Hymns: Christ for the World We Sing verses 1 – 3 #568Christ Beside Me verse 1 TFWS #2166
Be Thou My Vision verses
1 – 3 #451
Jesu, Jesu verses
1 - 3 #432
A legal expert stood up to test
Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to gain eternal life?”
Jesus
replied, “What is written in the Law? How do you interpret it?”
He
responded, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your
being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor
as yourself.”
Jesus
said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.”
But
the legal expert wanted to prove that he was right, so he said to Jesus, “And
who is my neighbor?”
Jesus
replied, “A man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. He encountered thieves,
who stripped him naked, beat him up, and left him near death. Now it just so
happened that a priest was also going down the same road. When he saw the
injured man, he crossed over to the other side of the road and went on his way.
Likewise, a Levite came by that spot, saw the injured man, and crossed over to
the other side of the road and went on his way. A Samaritan, who was on a
journey, came to where the man was. But when he saw him, he was moved with
compassion. The Samaritan went to him and bandaged his wounds, tending them
with oil and wine. Then he placed the wounded man on his own donkey, took him
to an inn, and took care of him. The next day, he took two full days’ worth of
wages and gave them to the innkeeper. He said, ‘Take care of him, and when I
return, I will pay you back for any additional costs.’ What do you think? Which
one of these three was a neighbor to the man who encountered thieves?”
Then
the legal expert said, “The one who demonstrated mercy toward him.”
Jesus
told him, “Go and do likewise.”
Leader: The Word of God for the people
of God. People: Thanks be to God.
THE CHURCH IN ACTION
Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings 7:00 – 8:00pm. Join us!
Trustees meet after worship this Sunday.
"Pi" Day is right around the corner! 3-14 Last year we crowned 2-Pie
Queens! What a wonderful, yummy time we
had tasting all the pies! Let's do it again, but change it up, just a bit, to a
Dessert Sunday. You can make pies, cakes, cookies, strudels, - whatever
desserts you would like. They will be
put into categories, and we will crown multiple winners, after everyone samples
and votes! Sunday, March 15 - right after church - plan to bake and sample!
When you’re ready, remember to bring your Stewardship cards with
you to worship and put them in the offering plate or mail them to the church at
Box 3, Lodi, OH 44254.
Vacation Bible School (VBS) 2020 is in the planning stages. VBS will be on June 1 – 4,
2020 from 10:30am – 12:00pm with family lunch at 12pm. Marta Van Loon and Sue
Whitfield are co-directors for us. Marta is working on a project for where she
needs 43 2-liter bottles to make a raft. She currently has 13. Please bring any
empty, 2-liter bottles and put them in a box downstairs that Marta will
provide.
Peggie Brown: the police
will be having SCAM seminars to help educate community members so they do not
become victims.
Please save your plastic caps & lids for a “buddy bench” at
Sylvia Anderson’s great nephew, Braden’s school.
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